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Mavericks surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 PSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Mavericks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mavericks sea temperature is
13.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Mavericks today?
The current surf forecast for Mavericks at 12PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Mavericks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1004 | 1077 | 1386 | 1440 | 1241 | 1193 | 1102 | 944 | 931 | 791 | 725 | 591 | 498 | 490 | 402 | 309 | 294 | 232 | 228 | 179 | 169 | 180 | 139 | 139 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:20AM 1.55 | 3:28PM 1.26 | 5:03AM 1.60 | 4:54PM 1.13 | 5:42AM 1.64 | 6:23PM 1.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:21AM 0.73 | 10:04PM 0.24 | 11:31AM 0.57 | 10:55PM 0.42 | 12:32PM 0.39 | 11:45PM 0.59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
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